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Color postcard (14 x 8.5 cm.) with a view of a flower bed arranged to spell the word Welcome in Hanscom Park, 3201 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska. The welcome flower bed is in a circle and set within a larger lawn and landscaped area with road on either side. The title Welcome in Hanscom Park, Omaha, Neb. is in the top left corner. The reverse side is postmarked August 10, 1915, over a one cent stamp featuring the profile of George Washington. The card is addressed to Miss Clara Hofer, 115 Yal. Ave., Freeport, Ill., and includes a handwritten message.

One of Omaha's oldest parks is Hanscom Park. The 50-acre tract was donated to the city in 1872 by Andrew J. Hanscom and James Megeath. The park is located in what was then the extreme southwestern part of the city. It is currently bordered by avenues Woolworth on the north, Park on the east, Ed Creighton on the south and 32nd on the west. 1889 saw considerable changes to the park. Noted landscape architect H.W.S. Cleveland introduced a more natural look. Park commissioners in 1898 stated that the park now boasted two lakes, a cascade, several flower beds, fountains, paved roads and mature trees. Source: Savage, James, History of the city of Omaha, Nebraska, Chicago: Munsell & Company, c1894, p. 437.